Federal agents fired tear gas, pepper balls at reporters after snowball thrown at Minneapolis protest site
Five days after an ICE agent fatally shot activist Renee Good in Minneapolis, FRONTLINE and ProPublica documented federal law enforcement response to a protest in the neighborhood where Good was killed. According to the reporting team's footage, a protester threw a snowball, and federal agents responded with tear gas, pepper balls, and pepper spray, striking members of the reporting team in the face. A former Department of Justice official who reviewed the footage characterized the response as demonstrating repeated use of excessive force.
Verified
- ✓An ICE agent fatally shot activist Renee Good in Minneapolis. (FRONTLINE/ProPublica documentation)
- ✓FRONTLINE and ProPublica filmed federal law enforcement response five days after Good's death. (FRONTLINE/ProPublica)
- ✓A protester threw a snowball during the documented incident. (FRONTLINE/ProPublica footage)
- ✓Federal agents deployed tear gas, pepper balls, and pepper spray in response. (FRONTLINE/ProPublica footage)
- ✓Members of the reporting team were struck in the face by these agents. (FRONTLINE/ProPublica)
Interpretation
- ~A former DOJ official characterized the federal response as demonstrating repeated use of excessive force. (FRONTLINE/ProPublica source analysis, not independently verified)
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- April 18, 2026 at 6:14 AM PDT
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